Knitted fabric



Patented May 20, 1930 PATEN- OFFICE DAVID R. YOUNG, or DALTON, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR r0 wnsrcorr HOSIERY MILLS, or DALTON, camera, A coRroR rIon or GEORGIA KNITTED, FABRIC Application fi1ed' .1"anuary'9,f1930. Serial 110,419,611.

This invention relates to knitted fabrics and more particularly-tothenature of the yarn used. The-invention will be described with relation to stockings but it is appllcable to stockings, underwear and 'other knitted fabrics. One of the disadvantages of stockings, especially those made of silk-or rayon, is their luster, lack of opacity and their 11ability to'start runs. These stocking are made of arns having a low twist of say three to eig t turns per inch. I have discovered that Jacountertwisted yarn of any lustrous material-with a high twist (within a certain raj e) {'ofb'oth the threads and the yarn, will lagiv a much more desirable article than the or dinary stocking. wherein the claim I v, speak of lustrous yarns I mean silk and synthe'ticyarns. The former lacks the usual luster, is'more transparent, dyes better and zo islstronger, more resistive to picking runs,

- capable? of 1stretchingmore" than stockings heretofore made, has-a; more uniform appearacnf.ce andgisnot'sleazy. v I

a In the drawings Fig.1 is a diagram of a piece of fabric shownas made partly-from iYordinary-sing le low twist yarn and partly from the n'ewhigh countertwist yarn Fig.9 2 ;is"a'n enlarged diagrammatic view ofzapiecelbfthe new yarn; "Fig.- 3fis a cross-section diagrammatic'of thlefiyarn taken'on' the line 3-3 of Fig.2;

' Fig.-.4 is anoutline of art of one type of.

stocking such as is knit mm the new yarn. Referring to the drawings, the art A of I Fig. l-showsordinary fabric, and t e part B shows my new fabric.

",Thenovel yarn 5 which is'used in the new stocking is prepared in the following manner. Each individual strand or thread 6 is first wound in the usual manner and then spun; During this spinning it is preferable to give eachindividual thread 28 to 48 turns per inch,

limits are somewhat elastic. This twist may be put in pairs of threads'rather than individual threads, i. e. it is in the first time spinning that it is dputin. Where in the claim I speak of in 1vidua1 threads I refer 5a to the filaments which are twisted in the first doubled, i.{ e. "put together. Inthe example ting yarn has manyadmirable characteristics.

1 yarn and the fact that same is wound together for l 'b't't 11b b" thtth examp u 1 W1 6 o Vlous a 886 'ticity which automatically controls the sizes time spinning," whether individual threads or pairs. Twists of less than 28 turns per inch do not give much of the desired effects. After spinning. the individual strands 6 they are given the yarn 5is a four thread yarn and the individual threads were each given 32 turns per inch to the left. After doubling, the yarn is spun again. This spinning is given in adirec'tiOn opposite to the twist of the individualthreads, i. e. to the right. I prefer to make the'yarn twist from 28 to 44 turns per inch. Here again the limits are, elastic. In the example shown in the drawings the yarn 'isgiven a twist of 28 turns per inch. The'yarn isthenconedas usual and it is readyfor the knittingmachine. It will be observed that by giving this high countertwist the width and cross sectional area of the yarn have been'reduced, the yarn has been made circular in cross section and a stiffer and stronger yarn produced. (See Fig. 3). I have found that the fewer the individual threads in the yarn the higher the twist required in both threads and yarn.

The yarn is fed to the needles in the knitting machine in the usual m 'anner. The fabric resulting fromthe use of this novel knit- In the first place the reduced surface of the with opposed-twists of the yarn elimlnates, to-a great extent, the luster commonly found in silk stockings. The lines of the wales are less apparent to the naked eye than is the case with the ordinary, stocking and the fabric is more uniform and flatter. Also the fabric is much more transparent. In addition, the yarn can be stretched about a-half more than stockings knit of ordinary yarn. This greater elongation is, of course, atremendous advantage, especially in a seamless stocking. Furthermore, the greater shrinkage of the yarn in manufacture gives it a unifrom elasof the stockings making "a more uniform product and one which fits a wider range of limbs. It has also been found that the nature of the yarn seems to be such, that the feel of the fabric is much more pleasant than in 100 the ordinary stocking. The stocking is less liable to start a run and has better dyeing qualities. Water spots are not soprominent on stockings made from m new yarn.

Modifications will doubt ess occur to those skilled inv the art. which do, not depart from mxxinvention. hat I claim is- 1. A knitted fabric composed of a lustrous yarn having a luralit of individual threads, said threads havin been given a twist in one direction and t e final yarn a twist in the opposite direction, the twists given-being of the order of 28 to 48turns perinch. I

2. A knitted fabric composed of a lustrous yarn having a plurality'of individual threads, the individual threads havin been given a twist in one direction in the rst time spinning and the final yarn havin been given a lower twist in the o posite irection, said twists havin been 0 the order of 28 to 48 turns per inc and high enough to make the yarn substantially circular in -the cross sectifon. 3. A knitted stocking containing a silk yarn composed of a plurality of threads, each thread having been given a twist in one direction in the first time spinning and the final yarn having been given a lower twist in the opposite direction, said indivdual threads having been given a twist of the order of 32 to 48 turns'per inch and said yarn a twist of the order 0 28to 44 turns per inch. 4. A knitted stocking containing a silk yarn composed of a plurality of-threads, each thread being twisted in one direction and the yarn as a whole being twisted in the opposite direction, the twists given said threads and yarn having been twists of at least the order of 28 turns to the inch.

- '5. A seamless knitted stocking containing a silk yarn composed of a plurality of threads, each thread having been twisted 32 or more turns to the inch in one direction, and the yarn having been twisted in the opposite direction a'lesser number of turns per inch but at'least 28.

6. A: seamless knitted stocking containing a silk arn composed of a lurality of threads each aving been twisted to the left 28 or more turns per inch, and the yarn having been twisted to the right a lesser number of turns per inch.

7. A knitted fabric composedof a lustrous yarn ot a luralit of individual threads, said individua threa s having been given a twist of the order of 32 to 48 turns per inch in the first time spinning and the final yarn having been given a twist of the order of 28 17044 turns per inch in the yarn, the latter twist being opposite to the first.

"In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

2 DAVID H. YOUNG. 

